by Hayley | Oct 21, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America
We had high hopes for Oaxaca (pronounced Warharka) especially after having to survive a 11hr overnight bus to get there!Our first day was almost a write off as we were too tired to do much. But over the next few days we explored the city by bike. The town has a...
by Hayley | Oct 21, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America, Life
San Cristobal. Has to be one of the funnest places I have visited in Mexico so far. Mainly due to the people we met, but let me start at the beginning…We arrived in after a looooong bus trip. What was supposed to take 5 hours took nearly 7. Partly due to the...
by Hayley | Oct 16, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America
We had finally found a place in Mexico that wasn’t a colonial town! Staying just outside Palenque we were smack bang in the middle of the jungle and ready to go exploring.Our room was comfy but damp. Being in the jungle meant that everything was damp –...
by Hayley | Oct 16, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America
What was originally intended to be an overnight stopover to break up a bus trip turned into a two night stay. We were enticed by the gorgeous buildings, small streets and the old historical zone, complete with a still partially intact wall surrounding the old...
by Hayley | Oct 14, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America
Finally I make it off the East coast of Mexico! Somewhere new – Merida!It’s cute. A town with a huge city square surrounded by a Cathedral and colonial buildings. Coloured buildings of blue, yellow, green, pink. Very cool.Angela visited Chichen Itza, so I...
by Hayley | Oct 6, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America
Island of Women; a beautiful laid back island in the Carribean….clearly this is the mother land for women all over the world.(Attempting the rock star look)After breezing through Cancun (that’s all the time it deserves) we set sail for Isla Mujeres. Though...